Some Soccer News for Apr 11, 2017
du Nord, April 11, 2017
It's Day 101 of 2017. CONCACAF will ask FIFA to fast-track the bid process and name them hosts of the 2026 World Cup this year. By Sam Borden for ESPNFC. People in Mexico are happy/unhappy with the World Cup bid. Only getting 10 games - 0 from the Quarterfinals onward - is a bit of an issue. But that's 10 games more than if the USA won the bid on their own. By Tom Marshall for ESPNFC. dN UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BREAKING: 3 explosions next to the Borussia Dortmund team bus today shattered windows, and player Marc Bartra suffered minor injuries. The team was headed to the Westfalenstadion for UEFA Champions League game v Monaco. The game will be played Wednesday. A big, big, big, big home win for the Old Lady of Italy. (Foreshadowing from this morning:) Young Argentine playmaker Paolo Dybala will try to do for Juve what his mentor Lio Messi does for Barca. By Rory Smith for the New York Times. Quarterfinals Schedule/Results: 1st Leg -Tue Apr 11 Juventus 3-0 Barcelona Dortmund v Monaco - Postponed -Wed Apr 12 Bay